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Seven 17-year-old EBR inmates transferred to Jackson Parish Correctional Center following new law
BATON ROUGE — Seven 17-year-olds previously incarcerated at the chronically-full East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention Center have been transferred to the Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro as of Friday, officials said Monday morning. The prisoners' move to Jackson Parish comes after a new state law went into...
Chatham woman killed in Jackson Parish crash
JACKSON PARISH, La. (WNTZ) – On Friday, April 19, 2024, shortly before 2:00 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA 146 near Nig-Dorsey Road. The crash claimed the life of 82-year-old Geneva Williams of Chatham. The preliminary investigation revealed that...
Bienville Parish Jail escapee captured inside Arcadia home
BIENVILLE PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A man who escaped custody from the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday evening was captured, according to officials. Jerry Gray, who allegedly jumped out of a BPSO transport van that was in the parking lot of the Bienville Parish Jail and ran on foot through a wooded area, was captured Friday evening.
Grambling State University establishes on-campus voting centers
GRAMBLING, La. (KNOE) - Grambling State University students are celebrating after six on-campus voting stations were officially established. RELATED CONTENT: “Grambling State University students petition for on-campus voting station”. According to GSU, the Office of Student Affairs received an HBCU Votes Grant that enabled them to create the voting...
LA Tech Bulldogs cohesiveness needed to take next step
Ruston, La. (KTVE/KARD) — In this week’s Bulldog Blitz sponsored by Jim Taylor Ford in Ruston fans are beginning to prepare to get their first look at the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs with the annual football spring game set to kickoff this weekend. The Bulldogs feel like they have all the ingredients to make something special […]
Voters in multiple parishes face tax proposals to fund public safety April 27
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) — On the ballots Saturday (April 27) in many Northwest Louisiana parishes are property taxes, including some for public safety. Bossier City is among jurisdictions with propositions for first responders. Both of the proposals to fund fire and police are renewals. “We’re very proud that...
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